J&C reporter Bob Scott will put down the phone on Friday after a career that stretches back to the 1970s. (By Michael Heinz/Journal & Courier)

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MICHAEL DAVIS
mdavis4@jconline.com

We're turning the tables today on Bob Scott, a departing newsroom stalwart and one of the most exuberant conversationalists of this or any century.

Bob, whose posse members call him Bo, had Opinions editor and columnist Dave Bangert as his boss and rec-league teammate. Nobody around here knows him better.

"Lord, I've played softball for more than 20 years with that guy," Bangert said Friday. "I sat right next to Bo for about six of my years at the J&C. And I could always hear him from across the room. Believe me, I've heard all of his stories once or twice. But there's a reason why every newsroom ...